England in Dubai vs Pakistan...Cricket.

[spikeyhead]

250 up for Chef, and we've nearly wiped out the deficit.

[SydneyBridge]

What is he going to do, get 300, 100 ahead and declare or just bat till all wickets down?

[hornetrider]

Dunno. Can't see him declaring in sight of big records though, the game will be a draw regardless. I'd say bat til lunch tomorrow, lead of what, 200+? Then try and knock them over.

Last 10 overs 40 runs

Fair motoring along (thanks to Stokes).

[spikeyhead]

Stokes now gone, this is not a wicket to score freely on if you want to keep your wicket.

[Nom de ploom]

it should be though...

i wonder if chef wants to carry his bat a la goochy all those years ago was it his 333?

still, it pretty attritional...

[anonymous-user]

hornetrider said:

Fair motoring along (thanks to Stokes).

Come on Cook!

Both of the crowd are going to go wild if he gets his record.

[SydneyBridge]

I can remember Gooch's 333

Chef has only 2 boundaries today - that's lots of running

[hornetrider]

Buttler massively needs an innings.

[anonymous-user]

SydneyBridge said:

I can remember Gooch's 333

Chef has only 2 boundaries today - that's lots of running

221 singles over the innings

[spikeyhead]

SydneyBridge said:

I can remember Gooch's 333

Chef has only 2 boundaries today - that's lots of running

I was at Lords for both days of it.

[anonymous-user]

Cook still needs 33 runs, how many overs left today?

[anonymous-user]

Gutted.

[spikeyhead]

The last bit of interest in the match has just gone.

[hornetrider]

Yep.

190.1
Shoaib Malik to Cook, OUT, he's gone! Cook falls for 263, gently spooning a sweep to backward square leg! Cook looks weary to his bones as he takes off his helmet and heads for the dressing room... The triple will have to wait for another day.

Well, what a waste of time that all was! Here's Adil Rashid

Can we all just go home now?

[hornetrider]

hornetrider said:

Buttler massively needs an innings.

And fails. To a bowler who was 0/176.

[anonymous-user]

spikeyhead said:

The last bit of interest in the match has just gone.

Yup.

[Gargamel]

hornetrider said:

And fails. To a bowler who was 0/176.

He did hit a six though, something that Cook failed to do in nearly 600 balls....

[Busa mav]

Not a bad start to the day.
Now 16-2 😎

[Smollet]

It would've been 3 wickets if the TV hosts had paid for Snicko

[spikeyhead]

Three down

Could a miracle happen?